The United States Marine Corps

was no mention of the Marine Corps. Continued struggle for the right to belong resulted in

The Marine Corps does two things: make marines and win our nation’s battles. Winning battles depend on how well we make marines. Those who have earned the title have been polished and honed by attentive mentoring. We have to remember that to sustain the transformation

7a. This book made a favorable impression on me and it will change the way I approach: people who question whether or not the Marine Corps should still exist. I can now easily explain the manner in how the

The U.S. Marine Corps’ is thought to be one of the five free standing military departments, but in all actuality there is only three departments. The U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Navy are the only branches of the military that are correctly recognized as their own departments. There are two other Branches of the military that are under the U.S. Navy, one is the United States Marine Corps’. They were created to protect, but now they need protecting from budget cuts and disbanding. In order to protect the Corps’, they need to become their own U.S. Department, with their own funding and supplies.

First off i would like to state a well known quote known by all Marines, "Non Commissioned Officers (NCO's) are the backbone of the United States Marine Corps." Without the NCO's the Marine Corps could not function. This quote alone holds a great deal of history as well as gives a brief discription of what a Marine NCO truely is.

On November 10th, 1775 the Marine Corps was established in Tun Tavern during the Revolutionary War. Since that time, the Marines have played an important role in securing America’s freedom through countless battles. The Marines have distinguished themselves as an elite force specializing in military tactics which assist in defeating the enemy under any circumstance. The Marine Corps is a small branch with limited personnel which allows them the

This type of honor highlights the leadership I attempt to ingrain upon them; stand upon your own two feet and take charge. My Marines were awarded Marine of the Quarter and Marine of the Year for U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe & Africa along with submissions for the Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Communications Marine of the Marine Corps. This is the zest I use to keep going day in and day out; that which drives my passion to see young Marines achieve so much from my

Honor, Courage, and Commitment are the back bone to the U.S. Navy they infuse the Navy with a living life blood an unfaultable force. Honor to me is associated with pride not the seven deadly sins pride, but more like taking a personal ownership in all that you do so that you present your absolute best every time. As an officer this is the standard that should be strived for and extended upon; the taking of ownership not only of tasks, but the well being of your sailors as well. Courage to me has many forms it could be that sailor/soldier who gets a soft whisper in their ear that tells them to enlist so they can stand on the front lines to protect others, or the kid who takes his and others fears and takes a stand against the playground

There are very few things in the modern military of today or any military that has ever existed before our current military for that matter, that are more important than the rank structure and the the respect that is demanded of you by that rank structure. Those are two very important characteristics of every successful military unit. With added details here and there, in this essay I will mainly be discussing what respect actually is, how being respected is normally earned and in the military how it is demanded of you as a sub-ordinate to any ranks higher than you or in some cases any fellow military personnel who is more senior to you and why. On top of that I will be covering

Nathanial Flick was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1997. He joined the Marine Corps in 1993 where he served for ten years after completing his junior year of school Dartmouth at College. During his term he whole heartedly fought in both the Afghanistan and Iraq wars where he held the positions of Weapons Platoon Commander of the First Battalion, and First Marines and the Second Platoon Commander of the First Reconnaissance Battalion. Beginning at the officer candidate school, Nathanial Flick relied heavily on my patrol logbooks, daily journals, frequent letters home, official histories and recollections of his fellow Marines. With those, he would bring together the series of events that would trigger the writing of his autobiography “One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine officer.”

Marines will always be known as “America's 911.” Since the birth of 1775, Marines always separated themselves

First to Fight by Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak is where the history, reputation, and truth about the United States Marine Corps meet. Within this 252-page book you will find a combination of historical fact, interesting background, and personal recollection from one of the men who helped shape what the Marines are today. The book is organized in seven different sections, each explaining a different facet of the Marine Corps. The first section explains in detail the struggle of the Marine Corps to survive as an entity over its long history. General Krulak explains how the Marine Corps had to fight for its current status as an equal organization with the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Even a series of Presidents were among those who tried

The third incident took place in Washington in December 1943. Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall presented to the Joint Chiefs of Staff his concept of a reorganization proposal which became the foundation for several War Department-generated hearings. In this proposal there was no mention of the Marine Corps. Continued struggle for the right to belong resulted in General Order No. 5 of 20 November 1954 which stated:

The United States Marine Corps is a frequently misunderstood, occasionally maligned but more frequently mythologized division of the U.S. Armed Forces. Sometimes its role is perceived as overlapping the roles and responsibilities of its military counterparts such as the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force. However, as the exhaustive text by Victor Krulak shows, it is far more often seen as enhancing, focusing and insuring the roles and responsibilities. As the original pressing of Krulak's text was completed in 1984, a great many of the sentiments that permeate First in Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps carry pointedly Cold War-related messages and imperatives. However, an open-minded consideration of the text demonstrates a particular relevance for the servicemen and women of today's U.S. Marine Corps.

The Marine Corps is not just an organization but instead it is a mindset, a spirit if you will,